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Clan Stewart / Stuart

Stiùbhart — “from the office of High Steward of Scotland”
“Virescit vulnere virtus” · Courage grows strong at a wound
Indicative sett, woven in CSS, not a licensed tartan image
GaelicStiùbhart
Historic titleHigh Steward of Scotland; Kings of Scots. Clan Stewart is armigerous today, with no chief recognised by the Lord Lyon
HeartlandRenfrewshire, Bute, Atholl & Appin
Plant badgeThistle

The royal house of Scotland and later of Great Britain. The name comes from the hereditary Stewards of the realm, and the French spelling 'Stuart' was adopted by Mary, Queen of Scots. The Appin branch carries its own motto and oak badge.

Ancestral seats

  • Rothesay Castle, Bute
  • Dundonald Castle, Ayrshire
  • Falkland Palace, Fife

Where to walk in their footsteps

Access, opening hours and admission change. We confirm every site before it goes into an itinerary.

Falkland Palace, Fife

Renaissance hunting palace of the Stewart kings, in the care of the National Trust for Scotland.

Doune Castle, Stirlingshire

Built for Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany; Historic Environment Scotland, open and ticketed.

Also recorded as

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Travelling to Stewart / Stuart country

Cashel Travel has arranged clan gatherings and heritage tours across Scotland and Ireland since the 1990s, including full gatherings for Clan Gordon, Hay, Keith, Lindsay, Hunter, Dunbar, Graham, Sutherland and MacLaren. We research the family history, build the itinerary around it, and arrange access to places that are not normally open to the public.

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